User manual METROLOGIC SCANPAL 2

[. . . ] ScanPal 2 Application Generator ® User Manual Printed August 2001 PN 00-02849 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. HOW TO USE THE APPLICATION GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. MAIN MENU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4. [. . . ] l Font size: Specify the font size to be used in this menu. l Item Name: Specify the name of each item for the menu. l Next: Specify what will be brought up after selecting the current item. l Data: Ø Save prompt: Save the menu caption in transaction data if the menu item is used. Ø Save selected item: Save selected menu item in transaction data if the menu is used. Ø Pass to next: Do not save the above data, just pass it to the next menu or form. Application Generator (v4. 00) -8- 6. LOOKUP A lookup file is a database file created for information reference. Up to three lookup files can be created. A lookup file includes the following properties, 6. 1. Member length & Number of fields Specify the maximum record length and the number of fields for the database file to be created. Offset & Length Define the data offset (the start position) and length for each field. Field property Specify whether the data field is fixed length or delimited. If it is delimited, then you need to specify the delimiter with an ASCII code 6. 4. Key field Select the key field for creating index file of the database. If an input field refers to a key field, then the data in the other referred field will be shown once the entered data match with the key field data. Application Generator (v4. 00) -9- 7. BAR CODE This section describes user configurable parameters that are pertaining to bar code symbologies. 7. 1. Code39 · Standard / Full ASCII Code 39 : User can choose to read either Standard Code 39 or Full ASCII Code 39 by configuring this parameter. · Start/Stop Transmission : This parameter specifies whether the start/stop characters of Code 39 are included in the data being transmitted. · Checksum Verification : This parameter specifies whether the scanner will perform checksum verification when decoding barcodes. If the checksum is incorrect, the barcode will not be read. · Checksum Transmission : This parameter specifies whether the checksum character are included in the data being transmitted. Application Generator (v4. 00)-10- 7. 1. 2. Italy / French Pharmacode For Italy /French Pharmacode, there is always a checksum character included in the barcode. [. . . ] The supported barcode symbologies are listed below. · · · Code 39 (Standard / Full ASCII) Italy Pharmacode French Pharmacode Application Generator (v4. 00)-15- · · · · · · · · · · · · · Industrial 25 Interleave 25 Matrix 25 Codabar (NW-7) UPCA (with or without Addon) UPCE (with or without Addon) EAN8 (with or without Addon) EAN13 (with or without Addon) Code 93 Code 128 EAN 128 MSI Plessey Application Generator (v4. 00)-16- 8. SETTINGS The system settings include the following: · · · · Define a password (up to 10 digits) for security checking. Enable / disable security checking for system utilities and settings. [. . . ]